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Listening comprehension by Martin Ehrensberger Profile: ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown Read On • April 2018 Issue • page 5 page 1 of 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PRE-LISTENING TASK 1: a) Matching 2 b) Discussion 3 c) Ranking 3 d) Writing 3 e) Presentations 4 f) Mind Map 4 g) Survey 5 TASK 2: a) Describing pictures 6 b) Discussion 6 c) Mind Map 7 d) Pro/Contra Discussion 8 VOCABULARY TASK 1: Word Salad 8 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TASK 1: Completing sentences 9 TASK 2: Error spotting 10 READING COMPREHENSION TASK 1: Mediation 11 TASK 2: Reordering the text 12 TASK 3: Guided writing 13 POST-LISTENING Full text 13 Answer Key 14 Sources 17 © 2018 Carl Ed. Schünemann KG Bremen. All rights reserved. Copies of this material may only be produced by subscribers for use in their own lessons. Profile: ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown April 2018 Issue • page 5 page 2 of 17 PRE-LISTENING TASK 1: a) Are you a series junkie? Matching: Combine the names or pictures of some of the most popular series on Netflix 2017 (1-10) with their main characters (a-j) and the names of the actors or actresses (A-J). PIC 2 PIC 3 5: Dear White 6: House of 4: Stranger People Cards Things 7: Narcos 8: Daredevil 9: The Crown 10: 13 Reasons Why a) Eleven b) Frank c) Dev Shah d) Princess e) Piper Underwood Elizabeth Chapman f) Matt Murdock / g) Kimberly h) Tessa i) Pablo Escobar j) Clay Jensen Daredevil Cougar “Kimmy” Thompson Schmidt” A) Wagner B) Samantha C) Claire Foy D) Charlie Cox E) Aziz Ansari Moura White F) Millie Bobby G) Dylan H) Taylor I) Ellie Kemper J) Kevin Spacey Brown Minnette Schilling 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 © 2018 Carl Ed. Schünemann KG Bremen. All rights reserved. Copies of this material may only be produced by subscribers for use in their own lessons. Profile: ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown April 2018 Issue • page 5 page 3 of 17 b) Discussion Discuss the following questions with your partner first and then in class. - Do you know all the series in the previous task? If so, which ones do you know, which have you already seen? - The series have one thing in common. What might it be? - Have you got a favourite series? If so, tell your partner about it. Have you got a favourite actor or actress in general? - What do you prefer? Watching series or movies? c) Ranking What are your three favourite TV series? Where (eg TV, Netflix) and when do/did you watch it? Create your personal ranking first. Then compare and discuss it with your partner. Then create a class ranking. Always try to give reasons for your choices. RANKING 1. _______________________ Reason: ____________________________________ Where/When: ________________________________ 2. _______________________ Reason: ____________________________________ Where/When: ________________________________ 3. _______________________ Reason: ____________________________________ Where/When: ________________________________ d) Writing Write a short summary about the plot of your favourite series. Read it to your partner. Your partner has to guess which of the three series in the previous tasks your summary describes. Then read your summary aloud in class and discuss the series it describes. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Presentations © 2018 Carl Ed. Schünemann KG Bremen. All rights reserved. Copies of this material may only be produced by subscribers for use in their own lessons. Profile: ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown April 2018 Issue • page 5 page 4 of 17 e) Presentations Divide your class into groups. Each group picks one of the following series. 1: Master of None 2: Orange is the 3: Unbreakable New Black Kimmy Schmidt 4: Stranger 5: Dear White 6: House of Things People Cards 7: Narcos 8: Daredevil 9: The Crown 10: 13 Reasons Why Try to include the following aspects: general facts plot production cast episodes what the critics say Create a PowerPoint presentation with pictures and videos. Duration: 5-10 minutes f) Mind Map Find possible reasons and create a mind map. Discuss your ideas in class. Create a ranking with the top-5 reasons mentioned. Why do so many people watch series? PIC 4 PIC 4 g) © 2018 Carl Ed. Schünemann KG Bremen. All rights reserved. Copies of this material may only be produced by subscribers for use in their own lessons. Profile: ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown April 2018 Issue • page 5 page 5 of 17 SURVEY: Carry out a survey on series in class and among your teachers. SURVEY ON SERIES You are: male female Your age: ______ What do you prefer? films series news documentaries other: __________________ Do you like watching series in general? yes, because _____________________________________________________ no, because ______________________________________________________ How often do you watch series? daily once a week once a month never other: ________________ What is your favourite time to watch series? _______________________________ Where do you watch series? TV DVD YouTube Netflix Amazon Video iTunes other: ___________________________________________________________ What do you think of streaming services such as Netflix or Amazon Video? Write your opinion in a few sentences. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ How much do you think is fair to pay for a video streaming service? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ © 2018 Carl Ed. Schünemann KG Bremen. All rights reserved. Copies of this material may only be produced by subscribers for use in their own lessons. Profile: ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown April 2018 Issue • page 5 page 6 of 17 TASK 2: a) Describe the pictures to each other without showing them to each other. PIC 5 PIC 6 PIC 6 b) Discussion Discuss the following questions with your partner first and then in class. Always try to give reasons and explanations. What similarities and differences can you see in the two pictures? Have you ever been to a film set? Would like to visit a film studio? Would you like to be a professional actor or actress? © 2018 Carl Ed. Schünemann KG Bremen. All rights reserved. Copies of this material may only be produced by subscribers for use in their own lessons. Profile: ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown April 2018 Issue • page 5 page 7 of 17 c) Mind Map Find possible reasons and create a mind map. Discuss your ideas in class. Create a ranking with the top-5 mentioned reasons. What advantages do video-streaming platforms have, compared to normal TV? PIC 4 PIC 7 Why do many children and teenagers dream of becoming a series or movie star like Millie Bobby Brown? PIC 8 © 2018 Carl Ed. Schünemann KG Bremen. All rights reserved. Copies of this material may only be produced by subscribers for use in their own lessons. Profile: ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown April 2018 Issue • page 5 page 8 of 17 d) Pro-/Con-Discussion. Find five pros and five cons and discuss them with your partner first and then in class. Statement A: Video-streaming is the future and watching series on an ordinary TV is almost dead. PROS CONS _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Amazon Prime Video or Netflix should be free for everybody like YouTube. PROS CONS _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ VOCABULARY TASK 1: Word Salad Read the definitions below and find the nouns, adjectives or adverbs in the grid. © 2018 Carl Ed. Schünemann KG Bremen. All rights reserved. Copies of this material may only be produced by subscribers for use in their own lessons. Profile: ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown April 2018 Issue • page 5 page 9 of 17 adjective for something that cannot be explained by the laws of science and that seems to involve gods or magic used